Damani Lamont Carmon, 31, Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Offense

Friday, December 6, 2024

Defendant Possessed Loaded Glock Firearm While on Supervised Release

            WASHINGTON – Damani Lamont Carmon, 31, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to a federal firearms offense stemming from his possession of a loaded Glock firearm in April 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves; Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Washington Field Division; and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

           Carmon pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. The Honorable James E. Boasberg scheduled a sentencing hearing for March 14, 2025.

           According to court papers, on April 30, 2024, uniformed MPD officers patrolling the 1800 block of Benning Road Northeast stopped Carmon’s vehicle for a traffic violation. After observing an open container of tequila in the vehicle, officers searched the car and recovered from its center console a Glock 23 .40 caliber firearm loaded with one round of ammunition in its chamber and thirteen rounds of ammunition in its magazine. Subsequent DNA testing and analysis linked the firearm to Carmon.

           Federal law prohibits Carmon from possessing a firearm because he is a previously convicted felon. Specifically, in 2021, Carmon was convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia of assault with intent to kill and carrying a pistol without a license, arising from a 2019 shooting at a gas station in Washington, D.C. Carmon was on supervised release for that offense at the time he possessed the firearm charged in this case.

           In September 2024, a federal grand jury empaneled by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia returned an indictment charging Carmon with the April offense. 

           Carmon has remained held without bond since his October 1, 2024, arrest.

           Carmon faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentence imposed in this case will be determined by the Court after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

           The case was investigated by ATF and MPD as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods. Valuable assistance was provided by the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.

           The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul V. Courtney and Kyle R. Mirabelli.